Social Worker

The post holder will work within the Adult Mental Health Team providing social care expertise and care coordination.
The post holder will ensure that all service users with the AMHT have full assessment of their Care and Support needs under the Care Act 2014 and that support planning takes place to meet these needs.
The post holder will identify and address any barriers to promoting a social model of mental disorder, in partnership with Service User, their family and support network and the Multi-Disciplinary AMHT.
The post holder will provide expertise for inpatient staff with regards to Adult and Children's Safeguarding responsibilities.
The post holder will provide expertise with regards to application of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
The post holder will demonstrate the skills and aptitude to maintain their Social Work professional identity when working within a Multi-Disciplinary team, 1.To work independently as part of a multi-disciplinary team to: assess, plan and implement patient specific programmes of care/interventions within the Care Programme Approach, contributing to the continuous holistic assessment of patients.
2. To participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, articulating the social care perspective and ensuring that meeting the social care needs of service users retains a high priority and profile within the functioning of the team.
3. To undertake Care Act assessments some of which will be for patients presenting with highly complex needs using your profession specific knowledge and skills.
4. Ensure that there are no delays to service users receiving appropriate care and support by completing the relevant process to access care funding and implementation of support plans.
5. To function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. AMHT, ward, department, service users homes etc.) involving changing and demanding conditions, + Demonstrates the skills of managing care effectively in conjunction with the Multidisciplinary Team taking account of each member's contribution to the care package.
+ Demonstrates the skills of effective time management and ability to prioritise competing demands.
+ Able to work positively with clients or carers who express verbal concerns or complaints about the service and attempt early and effective resolution in conjunction with the PALS Service.
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Is cognisant of local Trust policies and adheres to policy and procedural guidance.
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Shows awareness of the major national policy initiatives and their influence on care delivery.
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Able to assist the Clinical Leads and Team Managers in the management of change, taking account of the views of clients, carers, the ward and community team.
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Actively works with the Team Leads and Team Managers to implement the vision for recovery focused community mental health care
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Actively engages in the audit process and local audit projects.
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Shows willingness to participate in the service evaluation.
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Acts as a role model in the clinical arena for other staff.
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Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide effective clinical supervision of the shift co-ordinators and junior staff on the team.
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Actively involved in Service Improvement initiatives within the area of work and as required by the mental health division.
+ All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
+ Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
+ Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
+ We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
+ We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values - safe, caring and excellent.
+ Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
+ Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you're excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you., As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
+ Excellent opportunities for career progression
+ Individual and Trust wide learning and development
+ 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
+ NHS Discount
+ Pension scheme
+ Lease car scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Mental Health First Aiders
+ Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
+ Staff networking and support groups